Quercus hypophaea is an uncommon species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in Taiwan.[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]

Quercus hypophaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cerris
Section: Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. hypophaea
Binomial name
Quercus hypophaea
Hayata 1913
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis hypophaea (Hayata) Kudô
  • Cyclobalanus hypophaea (Hayata) Nakai
  • Lithocarpus hypophaeus (Hayata) Hayata
  • Pasania hypophaea (Hayata) H.L.Li

Quercus hypophaea is a tree up to 18 meters tall with whitish twigs. Leaves can be as much as 10 cm long.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ The Plant List, Quercus hypophaea Hayata
  2. ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis hypophaea (Hayata) Kudo, 1931. 绒毛青冈 rong mao qing gang
  3. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-24.

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